Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-10
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS.
Interesting Proceedings OF the COnyen-
ton Now Holding Its Sessions in
the City Of Louisville.
The Need of Money for Missionary Work
The Indians and the Catholics
in Louisiana.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 9.-The South
ern Baptist convention reassembled this
morning. It was announced that the col
lection taken up at the mass meeting Sat-
urday night for the benefit of foreign mis-
sionS amounted to $2445.S4. The report
of the committee on suggestions to the
board Of missions was read by DR.. W. G.
Cleveland of Alabama. 1t was prepared
by DR.. John a. BrOadus, who was indis-
posed and unable to read the report him
self. 1t pointed out that the missions
were much in need Of money, and mis-
siOnaTies in some cases must be sent
home, but it would cost as much to
bring them home as to support them
till the stringenCy for money was
passed. 1t suggested means to raise the
needed money. In discussing the report
Dr. Rowland of Maryland called atten
ton to the comparatively small amount
given by the southern Baptists, s cents
per capita per annum. He urged that
more foreign mission tracts should be
printed.
DE. Z. Folk of Tennessee said the
people should give to the church the
money they gave to the Masons and Odd
Fellows. The work of the church is
better and Baptists should give their
money to church work exclusively while
there was need.
The report was adopted.
DR.. Wharton OF Maryland, presented
report of the committee on Kind Words
publication. 1t reported the removal Of
the office from Macon, Ga. to Atlanta;
the publication st profit by the home
mission board OF the series OF lesson
leaves and an entire successful system Of
Sunday school publications, and the need
Of continued and earnest effort to make
the publication more useful and success
Jul by putting them IL all Sunday schools
of the Baptist church. Adopted.
DR.. Frost, chairman of the committee
on general work of the home mission
board, reported there had been increased
support from all states represented in the
convention. There was good work
doing under the board among the negroes
and Indians, and within year wonder
fully successful work had been done. But
there was need for more money and more
workers.
DR.. Folk of Texas said the board has
always greatly aided that state, but there
were eighty-seven counties where they
have neither preaching or churches. The
Baptists number 100000 white and
500, 900 colored communicates The recent
drouth had affected many portions of the
state, but frontier work needed assist
ance and must have it. There are 100000
in Texas with no missionaries among
them, when there should be at least ten.
DR.. Penick of Louisiana spoke of mis-
state as a missionary field. He said:
"There are now about 10000 Baptists in
Louisiana, with thirteen missionaries st
work, who were heart and soul engaged
in ChTiStianizing the people. There are
$4,000 French speaking people, oil Cath
lies, in the state, while among them
are daily working two Baptist
missionaries. These people are growing
tired of the yoke of Catholicism, and
stand ready to throw off the demands of
the priesthood. Many of them have
already become Christians, and others Of
this Creole population will follow should
any opportunity be given them.
Rev. J. S. Monroe, Indian missionary,
referred TO the work in the Indian Ter
ritory, the weakest mission connected
with this association. "There are" he
said, "247,76I Indians in the United
States, not including Alaska. o. these
$4,000 are civilized, al 1916 wear citi-
zen's dress, 8,8O1 read the English
language, and $4,000 are children of
scholastic age. The Territory COM
prises ian area of 64,222 square
miles, 1871 Indians and forty-six
tribes. There ere three missionaries and
seventy Baptists. We need more work
ers and more help. We call on this board
to come to our aid"
A delegation from the Northern church
addressed the convention briefly. They
were Hon. Horstio n. Jones of Pennsyl
vania and Rev. DR.. Hanson of Chicago.
The latter made very humorous speech,
keeping his audience in continual roar
OF laughter. The convention then ad-
jOurned until the evening session.